Bowing To the Inevitable

On the year 44 BC
Julius Caesar died.
Thousands rejoiced,
and a handful cried.

Marcus Antonius
caused a sensation
when he addressed
Rome's population.

His speech on the day
was quite dignified.
He thought his friend
had been vilified.

What had enabled
Caesar's domination
was the citizen's
populist nomination.

But Senators mused
he had lost his touch
and what he'd achieved
didn't amount to much.

So the general opinion
was that he had to go
and didn't waste time
in letting him know.

Stubborn, he hangs on.
The Ides of March will
be a favourable day 
 to go in for the kill.